40 CFR §159.188
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- (a)Microorganisms that pose a risk to human health. Information must be submitted which concerns either incidents described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section or a study described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section:
- (1)Information which concerns an incident which meets all of the following conditions:
- (i)The registrant has been informed that a pesticide product may not have performed as claimed against target microorganisms.
- (ii)The possible failures of the pesticide to perform as claimed involved the use against microorganisms which may pose a risk to human health.
- (iii)The pesticide product's use site is other than residential.
- (iv)The registrant has or could obtain information concerning where the incident occurred, the pesticide or product involved, and the name of a person to contact regarding the incident.
- (2)A study which indicates that the pesticide may not perform in accordance with one or more claims made by the registrant regarding uses intended for control of microorganisms tha may pose a risk to human health, including any of the public health antimicrobials identified in part 161 of this chapter.
- (1)Information which concerns an incident which meets all of the following conditions:
- (b)Animals that pose a risk to human health. For the purposes of this section, any animal (including insects) poses a risk to human health if it may cause disease in humans, either directly or as a disease vector; produce toxins that are harmful to humans; or cause direct physical harm to humans. Information must be submitted which concerns either incidents described in paragraph (b)(1) of this section or a study described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.
- (1)Information which concerns an incident which meets all of the following conditions:
- (i)The registrant has been informed by municipal, State, or Federal public health officials that a pesticide product may not have performed as claimed against target animals.
- (ii)The possible failures of the pesticide to perform as claimed involved the use against animals that pose a risk to human health.
- (iii)The registrant has or could obtain information concerning where the incident occurred, the pesticide or product involved, and the name of a person to contact regarding the incident.
- (2)A study which indicates that the pesticide may not perform in accordance with one or more claims by the registrant regarding uses intended for control of animals that pose a risk to human health, including any of the public health pesticides identified in part 158 of this chapter.
- (1)Information which concerns an incident which meets all of the following conditions:
- (c)Development of pesticide resistance. Information must be submitted concerning substantiation of any incident of a pest having developed resistance to any pesticide (both public health and non-public health) that occurred under conditions of use, application rates and methods specified on the label if either of the following conditions is met:
- (1)The survival of the suspected pesticide-resistant pest was significantly higher than that of a known susceptible pest when both the suspected resistant and susceptible pests were treated with the pesticide under controlled conditions.
- (2)Biochemical tests or DNA sequencing indicate that the pest is resistant to the pesticide.